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Things I've made,and a few I sold.

Some of these are still live. A couple were sold years ago and live on under different names. One is a soldering iron and a pile of capacitors.

01 · 2021 — Present

Lost Retro Tapes

A YouTube channel and blog about British 80s micros — Spectrums, Amigas, peripherals, and the odd PCB recreation.

lostretrotapes.com↗
02 · 2020 — 2022

Private Coronavirus Tests

A direct-to-consumer service for fast, accredited COVID-19 testing during the pandemic — built and marketed end to end.

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03 · 2020

Saving Local

A scheme launched at the start of the pandemic to help small local businesses survive — letting customers pre-pay for goods and services to keep cashflow alive during lockdown.

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04 · 2011 — 2014

PropertyDNA

Commercial property startup. Built the front and back end, ran PPC and digital marketing across the lifecycle.

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05 · 2000 — 2006

London Eating

UK's biggest online restaurant guide. Pioneered user-generated reviews. Sold to toptable.co.uk in August 2006.

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